On 26 Apr 13 Beatrice Burkhart, age 69, 122
Tennis Center Drive Apt. 8, Marietta, reported she believes
an acquaintance who visited her home the previous morning stole
approximately sixty of her Tramadol pills. This case remains
under investigation (1010).

On 26 Apr 13 Lt. Stackpole issued a citation
to Colton C. Heath, age 23, 6011 McLeansville Road, McLeansville,
NC, for operating a vehicle with an expired registration. Lt.
Stackpole stopped Mr. Heath on Interstate 77 near milepost eleven
in Salem Township. During the traffic stop a canine indicated
the presence of drugs in Mr. Heath’s vehicle. A search
of the vehicle yielded a marijuana pipe and a grinder, with
both having marijuana residue. Consequently, Lt. Stackpole requested
a summons for Mr. Heath for possession of drug paraphernalia.

On 26 Apr 13 Deputy Sheriff Huffer requested
summonses for Brian Worstell, age 49, 29725 State Route 7, Marietta,
and Jim Ritchey, age 49, 115 Forshey Road, Marietta, for disorderly
conduct. The two men quarreled briefly outside of Mr. Worstell’s
home after the pair’s teenage sons were found under the
influence of marijuana earlier that morning. The fifteen and
seventeen year olds were summonsed to Juvenile Court on charges
related to possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On 26 Apr 13 Deputy Sheriff Hunter issued minor
misdemeanor citations to Rodney Wells, age 55, 389 Lauer Road,
Whipple, and Victor Wells, age 28, 305 Lauer Road, for disorderly
conduct by fighting. Arguing over a tractor tire that Victor’s
father believed Rodney stole, the two relatives hurled insults
at each other during a brief confrontation. Both suspects threatened
to beat up the other suspect but witnesses confirmed no physical
altercation to place. Witnesses also agreed that Victor and
Rodney were equally at fault for the incident.

The following individuals
were processed into the Washington County Jail:

Gary Lynn Harris, age 22, 208 Seventh Street,
Beverly, for violating the terms of his probation, a misdemeanor.
Harris was arrested at the office of P. Brockmeier and processed
into the Washington County Jail on 26 Apr 13 at 9:45 am.

Lionel Justin Gore, age 26, 130 Cemetery Road,
New Matamoras, for violating the terms of his probation, a felony.
Gore was arrested in Newport by the Ohio State Highway Patrol
and processed into the Washington County Jail on 26 Apr 13 at
5:16 pm.

Lynsey Brooke Erb, age 25, 811 Pioneer Community
Road, Saint Marys, WV, for OVI, possession of drugs, possession
of drug paraphernalia and for operating a vehicle with expired
license plates, all misdemeanors. Erb was arrested in Newport
by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and processed into the Washington
County Jail on 26 Apr 13 at 5:49 pm.

Shane Lewis Gillespie, age 24, 101 N. Third
Street, Clarksburg, WV, for felony charges of receiving stolen
property and possession of drugs and misdemeanor charges of
possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Gillespie
was arrested in Belpre by Patrolman Heddleston of the Belpre
City Police Department and processed into the Washington County
Jail on 26 Apr 13 at 10:19 pm.